Happy Jack Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/bass-guitar-hofner-very-thin-/121805828537?hash=item1c5c3171b9:g:~uMAAOSwAYtWN7rQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 It doesn't look too bad - in those days they didn't think anybody would ever need to go beyond the 12th fret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 KiOgon, it's virtually on your doorstep... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 [quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1446809487' post='2902497'] KiOgon, it's virtually on your doorstep... [/quote]I really need to go to spexavers - didn't notice that! Should I have a look at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 7, 2015 Author Share Posted November 7, 2015 Pooched? I've owned a shedload of vintage Hofners over the years (27 at the last count) and I'm not familiar with the condition you describe. I'd guess that those pickups are comprehensively f***ed but, luckily enough, there's still no shortage of original Hofner staples out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Sold for £255 - was this a good price?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 In excellent, all-original state, that bass would have been worth somewhere in the region of a grand, maybe £1500 if the vendor got seriously lucky, but also maybe £750 on a slow day. For something as beat-up as that, and needing quite a lot of work, £255 was probably a pretty fair price. In my vintage-Hofner-collecting days I had a large cardboard box filled with genuine, original parts for old Hofners that I'd accumulated. If I was still in that position, I would happily have paid £255 for this bass, knowing that I could pretty much restore it from my own parts bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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